Executive Team

Paul Dainty

President and CEO

Paul Dainty is the President and CEO of TEG DAINTY, a pivotal part of the TEG Group of Companies and one of the largest and most successful live entertainment companies in the world.

Recognised by the highly acclaimed SportBusiness International Magazine as one of the world’s 20 most influential promoters and recently ranked by Pollstar as the 13th largest promoter in the world, Dainty Group produces and promotes shows across Australia and New Zealand, the United States, United Kingdom, South East Asia and South Africa.

During 40 years in the business, Dainty has delivered world-class concert tours for some of biggest music, sporting, comedy and theatrical performers on the globe, selling more than 50 million concert tickets to Australians who have flocked to see the likes of ABBA, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, U2, Guns ‘N’ Roses and Britney Spears.

His powerhouse team is behind a host of theatrical success stories, including Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia!, Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays, Hairspray the Musical, The Rocky Horror Show and Barry Humphries’ Eat Pray Laugh.

And in sports event entertainment, he has toured Jeremy Clarkson’s Top Gear Live, World Wrestling Entertainment and leading freestyle motocross brand Crusty Demons.

But it wasn’t always his dream.

As a child growing up in the affluent county of Surrey, in England’s south-east, Dainty, a passionate fan of Chelsea Football Club, longed for a life directing films. Fueled by stories of his maternal grandfather, a well-known art director, and his former film production manager mother, he developed a fascination with movies, television and the cinematic arts.

Dainty’s first job out of school was at the legendary Shepperton Studios, working as a runner for leading film directors, including Joseph Losey and Stanley Kubrick.

But a fork in the road – the choice between a trainee director course at the BBC and a job offer in the music business – set him on a whole new path.

Dainty chose music and went to work at a small English agency with a host of big acts. One of them was Roy Orbison. Over the next few years the pair became close and Dainty joined Orbison on several tours of Australia, where he spotted an opportunity in the untapped markets of the southern hemisphere. After repeatedly failing to convince his boss to take it up, Dainty eventually jumped ship and set up his own business focused on bringing big British acts to Australia.

The Paul Dainty Corporation – as it was then known – had quick success with a string of Australian tours, including the Bee Gees, Diana Ross, Cat Stevens and the Jackson Five. But Dainty hit the big time when the Rolling Stones approached him, looking for a new promoter.

The history-making Rolling Stones tour of 1973 set up the success that followed.

While Dainty is reluctant to single out a highlight – there are many ways to measure success – some opportunities led to others.

In 1977, his company toured ABBA, then one of the biggest bands in the world. Dainty’s professionalism and attention to detail left its mark and, 25 years later, when band members Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus toured their hit stage musical Mamma Mia!, Dainty secured the tour based on his relationship with the band and reputation for delivering the best.

Relationships and reputation again helped seal the deal in 2012, when Dainty Group smashed box office records and launched into the global touring business with five Rolling Stones 50th anniversary concerts in London, New York and New Jersey. The shows drew unprecedented gross box office revenues of more than US$38 million and gross total revenue of more than US$43 million.

2014 is another big year, with international tours by Bon Jovi, Michael Buble, Eminem, Lionel Richie and John Farnham, Miley Cyrus, Queen and World Wrestling Entertainment. The end of the year brings the biggest tour of them all, two months touring Katy Perry through Australia and New Zealand.

But while the early growth was organic, Dainty’s success wasn’t entirely left to chance. A decision to expand his business to cover all areas of live entertainment has proved a winner for the company and ploughed a road for others to follow.

So too Dainty’s decision to extend his reach into other international markets. Recently he toured Eminem and Lionel Richie in South Africa and South East Asia, where a growing middle class is hungry for international live entertainment.

As well as his extensive live interests, Dainty is co-owner of one of Australia’s leading independent DVD distribution companies, Via Vision Entertainment, and a major shareholder and director of sports and entertainment marketing company, Twenty3.

And he hasn’t forgotten his youthful cinematic dream. A former director of Australia’s Film Finance Corporation, Dainty dipped his toe back into film in 1984, producing the critically acclaimed feature film Street Heroes. He longs to fulfill his dream of directing his own movie – something he says he’d never rule out.

But his heart – and his passion – remains in live entertainment so for the next 10 years at least, Dainty will travel the world, seeking opportunities, negotiating deals and building relationships to grow and develop the Dainty Group.

Christopher Green

Christopher (Chris) Green is an Australian based theatre producer who has worked in the entertainment industry for over 30 years, around the globe, on hundreds of live entertainment properties in the areas of Musical Theatre, Theatrical Plays/Comedy and special events.

Previous musical theatre credits in Australia, SE Asia, New Zealand and South Africa include Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera, CATS, Five Guys Named Moe, Cabaret, RENT, The Rocky Horror Show, Hairspray, Oliver! and, Singin’ in the Rain.

His recent producing credits include Hugh Jackman’s sell-out Broadway to Oz Arena tour throughout Australia and previously, the award winning Australian production of Jersey Boys (Australia and NZ) together with Dame Edna’s Farewell tour throughout Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom & the United States.

In 2018 he produced the national (Australian) tour of Barry Humphries in Barry Humphries Man Behind the Mask and is currently credited as a Co-Producer of the 2018 Australian Tour of Jersey Boys which opened at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney in September, 2018. In addition to his recent Producing credits, he manages an investment portfolio of numerous theatrical properties in the West End, Broadway and SE Asia on behalf of TEG Dainty.

Chris has held permanent positions with a number of prestigious organisations including Cameron Mackintosh International, Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet, Fox Studios, Bazmark Live, Macquarie Leisure Operations, IMG Arts & Entertainment and has been the Managing Director & Executive Vice President for Dainty Group – Theatrical (now TEG DAINTY) since 2007.

Brendan West

Head of Finance – TEG Dainty

Brendan commenced as Head of Finance with TEG Dainty in April 2018. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1999 and since then has held various positions in media and entertainment both in Australia and overseas. Brendan previously worked for another Australian promoter, Garry Van Egmond, where he oversaw the financial management of two record-breaking ACDC tours (2010 and 2015) as well as several exhibitions in Australia and Asia including Harry Potter, The Titanic and Tutankhamun.

Kam Dheda

General Manager Touring – Asia Office

Kam is a senior entertainment industry professional. Between 1983-1993, Kam worked in the marketing division of Polygram Records (New Zealand), where she planned and executed sales and promotions for a range of local and international artists.

In 1994, Paul recruited Kam to establish and operate the Dainty Corporation touring operations office in New Zealand and then, in 1996, Kam moved to Melbourne to become the General Manager of Touring for Dainty Consolidated Entertainment.

In 2003, Kam left DCE to pursue musical theatre production, while she continued to co-ordinate commercial touring acts. In 2007, Kam joined FremantleMedia as a Production Manager for the television show Quizmania and also worked on television productions such as The Gift Series 2, Comedy Slapdown, Project Runway Finale and Triple Zero Heroes Pilot.

In 2008, Kam was appointed Operations Manager for Forum 5, an artist/talent management company, founded by Mark Richardson and FremantleMedia . In 2011 she moved with Mark to set-up the artist development company OutPost Management in Melbourne, whose clientele includes the Grammy and Aria Award winning artist Kimbra.

In her new role with TEG DAINTY International based in Singapore Kam will bring her breadth of experience and contacts to provide important leadership and strategic advice in relation to the procurement and staging of our projects in Asia.